Saturday, February 27, 2010

You like records? Sure you do. You live in Austin? No? Are you gonna visit sometime? Maybe? Well, if you are, or you live here like me and the other 750,000 A-holes, go and check out Austin Vinyl. They will keep you privy to anything record store related. Sales, deejays, special events, profiles, blah, blah, blah, and much much more.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

There are so many lines from "The Simpsons" that my friends and i have been quoting and using for the last 20 years, that to really do it justice, i would need to devote space for 100 lines or more. But, since i'm lazy, we'll have to settle for a top 10 instead. (I don't remember which episodes some of these come from, so i'm not even going to bother.)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

I ran today for the first time in weeks, but i kind of half-assed it, so i guess it doesn't really count. The dog was not cooperating very well (she wanted to stop and sniff everything rather than jog), and my headphones kept slipping out of my ears. But i like to make excuses. I'll do better later in the week.

My mom and i found Archie Manning's rookie card at an antique store last week. I know that a 1972 Topps football card is hardly an antique, but hey, who dat!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

So, my wife and my brother both informed me today that Boner Stabone is missing (his actual name is Andrew Koenig). He went missing a week ago in Vancouver (Olympics?). That's fucking terrible. Boner was easily the best part of "Growing Pains." The worst part was everything else.

I want to know what the Canadians are doing about this. Alan Thicke is a fucking Canuck for Christ's sake. Get him on the trail.

Ok, so a quick message to the barrage of people still floating around the wrecked building in north Austin...GO FUCKING HOME!

That's right. All you new affiliates and looky-loos need to take your cameras and your carnage boners and go back where you came from. You're turning the traffic in the area into bullshit. It's all a fucking mess because there are so many of you there. Really. It's not like we've never seen a plane crash into a fucking building before. Go home.

There are so many people hanging around the crash site, that (and i kid you not on this) planes are flying overhead with banner ads. Yes, you read that right. Fucking planes are flying advertising over the spot where a fucking plane crashed yesterday. I actually laughed out loud.

Once again, the story is over. A dipshit killed himself, and was such a sack of shit, he had to take one other guy with him. That's it. Go home.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Not to further inundate anyone with Joe Stack's highly public suicide by plane crash, but it's not everyday you get a front row seat for this kind of shit. I work across the freeway from the crash site, and our building shook. I'm not sure if it was from the plane flying so low over us or if it was the explosion, but the ceiling and glass doors rumbled. Outside was nothing but dark smoke, fire, and gas fumes. I do want to give big kudos to all the firemen, police, and EMS responders who were literally there in less than 5 minutes after the crash. Way to go. And, i've got to give the opposite of kudos (finger wagging?) to the news networks who jumped on this thing like Osama Bin Laden was flying the fucking plane. It was a nasty suicide, and something that maybe deserves a couple of hours of broadcast time, but it's not 9-11. You're never going to have ratings like that again. Instead, you should focus on the 6 gold medals that the USA won yesterday and the bitchin aerial moves of Shaun White.

Anyhoo, everybody's got problems and no one likes to pay taxes, so next time someone has a problem, take some fucking Midol and go about your fucking day. Or, crash into my work so i can take the day off.

One last thing. Word on the street is that before Mr. Stack crashed a plane into the IRS, and before he set his house on fire, he supposedly set his cat on fire. Can anyone verify this? Blaming the IRS, your wife, the Catholic church, your CPA, and George Bush is one thing, but what did Mittens do to incur the wrath of Stack. Come on man!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Picked up "Blackout Summer" by Christmas Island. It's another winner from In The Red Records. Each track comes off like a much beloved garage pop-rock nugget, care-free and unpretentious. And that means i really like it.

On a more somber note, i watched Samuel Fuller's "White Dog" last night. Fuller ("The Naked Kiss"/"Shock Corridor") really goes all out on the anti-racism here. The film is about an actress who hits a dog with her car, nurses it back to health, and forms a bond with it, only discover that he's been trained to attack black people. Attempts to recondition the dog follow.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Just heard "Excuses" by The Morning Bender from their upcoming LP, "Big Echo." Think awesome, catchy 60's pop with a brilliant string section, all produced by Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear). One of the best songs i've heard so far this year.

Go to their website for a free mp3 of the jam. The album comes out on March 9th. Hooray!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

We went and saw "The Wolfman" today. Yes, i know...very romantical of me. Anyhoo, it was ok. The pacing at the beginning was a little weird, but the mood really kept in touch with the original Universal Wolfman movie. And the gore was pretty good too, beheadings and disembowelment and all that good stuff.

And Hugo Weaving is always cool.

Keeping in the spirit of Lycanthropy, here's the video for TV On The Radio's "Wolf Like Me," the best pro-werewolf song i can think of.

Happy Valentine's Day. On that note, go rent "The House of The Devil" right now. The film is a complete homage to late 1970's/ early 1980's horror flicks. From the cinematography to the film score to the title sequence at the beginning, the movie should have been made 30 years ago. And it's awesome and creepy.

So, my cold symptoms are finally starting to abate, and football season is at an end. The days are getting longer and the weather is cool. That can only mean i've gotta get my ass running again. Hrmph.

Washed Out (they of Mexican Summer and blogger fame) have put out a split 7" with Small Black. They remix each other's tunes and do a decent job of it.

You should be able to purchase it here. It's pretty good. I'd pick it up if i were you.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

"The Courage of Others" is the new record from Denton's Midlake. It sounds pretty solid, really drawing from old English folk music and stirring it up with their usual mellow melodies. The Fleetwood Mac comparisons are still there, though not as prevalent as on "The Trials of Van Occupanther." And that's probably a good thing. Oh, and i love the album cover.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Tues: 228 lbs.So, first off, i've gotta thank and give mad props to my wife for turning me on to Sleigh Bells. They are fantastic. It's kind of like if Health and The Octopus Project teamed up with a woodland nymph and took turns throwing darts at Karen O. Take a listen over at their Myspace page and then go over here for some free mp3s.

The last season of "Lost" starts in about 20 minutes. I've got my dork hat on and a bag of Reese's Pieces, so i'm ready to go. Time to bitch slap Benjamin Linus.